Author: Don Ford

Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce Future Business Leaders

I’m honored to be one of the champions for the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Future Business Leader Program, now in its 8th year. The Chamber partners with Redondo Union high school Economic teachers and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) to offer college scholarships to teams of seniors who develop the best business plan […]

Psychological Learning Process

Psychological Learning Process and Neuroscience of How We Learn. One of the most important topics covered in the Designing Learning certificate program that I teach for ATD is the neuroscience of how humans learn or the Psychological Learning Process.  Thanks to breakthroughs in medical science, we now know much more about how the brain functions […]

Learning to Learn: Remembering When We Need It Part II: Memory Techniques

Learning to Learn

In my last blog on the role of memory in learning, I discussed how the brain formulates memories based on repeated exposure to sensory information in our environment and application of new knowledge in our daily lives.  In this final blog on memory, I will turn to the important subject of improving our ability to […]

Learning to Learn: Memory – Part I: Remembering

We have all experienced the frustration of learning something new but being unable to remember it when we need it.  Memory is clearly a key ingredient in learning, since it is our ability to remember that allows us to apply new learning.  The crucial role of memory is even more important today as we confront […]

2018 Year in Review: Enemy of the People?

The Big Picture 2018 saw its share of thrills and spills.  Politics was a grudge match with partisanship on full display.  The economy was a roller-coaster that took us on a wild ride to nowhere.  Society and culture responded with moments of madness and merriment.  Amid the tumult, my own life was amazingly tranquil, with […]

Metacognition: Learning to Learn

Learning to Learn

What does metacognition, attitude and memory have to do with learning? In a previous blog, I described the key elements of learning to be a superlearner, starting with cultivating a learning attitude: Attitude – curiosity, open-mindedness and motivation are key attitudes that drive learning behavior and outcomes Metacognition – thinking about thinking, being self-aware, creating […]

Democracy for the 21st Century

For those following the US elections, my latest views on electoral reform @dailykos Democracy for the 21st Century: New US Electoral Reform Movement